PURPOSE: There are 3 major purposes for this assignment: •To teach you research techniques and terms, and to instruct you in the use of technology that will enable you to present your research findings in a creative manner. •To continue our study of American Literature by doing in-depth research on a specific time period – the 1920s and the Modernist period. •To improve our writing and learn how to write with our own voice, not plagiarize. You should choose a similar topic to your history Power point assignment. DUE DATES: Fri, April 29th-Library/Topic due in writing (10 points) Mon, May 2nd- Preliminary Annotated Bibliography/Works Cited (at least 3 sources) (20 pts) Tues, May 3rd-Thesis Statement due (20 points) Wed, May 4th- 50 Note cards due (20 points) Fri, May 6th- Outline due/Power point Presentation (20 points) Mon, May 9th- Introduction due (10 points) Tues, May 10th-Rough Draft due by end of class (100 pts) Fri, May 13th- Final Research Paper with Annotated Bibliography is due! Movie Celebration! (100 points FINAL) You cannot attend if you do not turn in your final paper and if you do not complete your Power point for history. To Note: • If you are absent, you are still responsible for turning in your Final paper on time, no matter what! You are fully aware of the deadlines and specific assignments; therefore, you can work on this at home. •Each assignment will be counted 20 points off late each day, except for the final copy of the research paper. I WILL NOT ACCEPT THE FINAL PAPER LATE!
Try these online resources for information about the roaring twenties.
PURPOSE:
There are 3 major purposes for this assignment:
•To teach you research techniques and terms, and to instruct you in the use of technology that will enable you to present your research findings in a creative manner.
•To continue our study of American Literature by doing in-depth research on a specific time period – the 1920s and the Modernist period.
•To improve our writing and learn how to write with our own voice, not plagiarize.
You should choose a similar topic to your history Power point assignment.
DUE DATES:
Fri, April 29th-Library/Topic due in writing (10 points)
Mon, May 2nd- Preliminary Annotated Bibliography/Works Cited (at least 3 sources) (20 pts)
Tues, May 3rd-Thesis Statement due (20 points)
Wed, May 4th- 50 Note cards due (20 points)
Fri, May 6th- Outline due/Power point Presentation (20 points)
Mon, May 9th- Introduction due (10 points)
Tues, May 10th-Rough Draft due by end of class (100 pts)
Fri, May 13th- Final Research Paper with Annotated Bibliography is due! Movie Celebration! (100 points FINAL) You cannot attend if you do not turn in your final paper and if you do not complete your Power point for history.
To Note:
• If you are absent, you are still responsible for turning in your Final paper on time, no matter what! You are fully aware of the deadlines and specific assignments; therefore, you can work on this at home.
•Each assignment will be counted 20 points off late each day, except for the final copy of the research paper. I WILL NOT ACCEPT THE FINAL PAPER LATE!
Try these online resources for information about the roaring twenties.
The Roaring Twenties
Links for the Roaring Twenties and The Great Depression
Advertising in the 1920s
Clash of Cultures 1910s and 1920s
Crash of 1929
Cultural History
Flapper Fashion
Harlem Renaissance
Jazz (PBS)
Jazz Age Culture
Jazz Timeline of the 1920's
The Lawless Decade
Politics of Prosperity in the 1920s - Consumption of Goods
Scopes Monkey Trial
Scopes Monkey Trial
Temperance & Prohibition